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We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to dedicated kick drum mics. We check out some of the best.
Waldorf’s all‑encompassing Iridium engine is now available in its smallest form yet.
Ever wanted to blend the characteristics of two different sounds? Morph Pro makes that easy.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. With Rosette Mandolin, Impact Soundworks have brought a touch of American folk music to their Rosette engine.
With bold looks, original designs and affordable pricing, Teknosign’s preamp, EQ and compressor offer an intriguing alternative to better‑known names.
Boring preamps have long been a given in audio interfaces, but all that is about to change...
Origin Effects’ original Cali76 compressor, launched in 2013, offered something significantly different from the compressor...
Ditched your console but still have a thirst for analogue EQ? Maybe the Equate can quench it...
The Oct Tone is an eight‑step sequencer, a reimagining of the Octone, originally designed by Instruo’s Jason Lim back in 2016.
'Just press record,' they say. Can it really be that easy?
This powerhouse portable tracker might be your new best M8.
IK’s Tonex software works using a bespoke analysis procedure to capture the behaviour of real guitar or bass amplifiers...
Korg’s MPS‑10 is a compact percussion instrument with hidden depths.
Universal Audio’s vast plug‑in range majors on licensed emulations of hardware products. Many of these represent...
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. If atmospheric, textura, ‘music meets sound design’ piano sounds are of interest, Emergence Audio’s Infinite Upright is absolutely the right sample library for you.
Could this clever, labour‑saving plug‑in change the way you mix drums?
McDSP’s analogue plug‑in platform can now replicate the complex dynamic behaviour of tape.
With its clever Phonitor Matrix, this high‑end headphone amp aims to deliver a more speaker‑like listening experience.
These classy preamps combine exemplary technical performance with some unusual stompbox‑friendly features.